Marc Stadler

One Health Mycology: The Westerdijk Spring Symposium 2026 The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute has announced the Westerdijk Spring Symposium 2026, taking place April 13 to 14, 2026. This year’s event centres on the interdisciplinary theme ...

Join us in the Netherlands on April 13-14 for the Westerdijk Spring Symposium 2026! 🍄

This year’s theme, “One Health Mycology”, will explore the interconnectedness of fungal life across human, animal and environmental domains.

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Targeting Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Through Aurisin Derivatives From Neonothopanus nambi of African Origin This study describes the isolation and characterization of potent bioactive compounds from the fungal strain Neonothopanus nambi, followed by structural elucidation. The compounds shown are dimeric a....

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The first paper from our #Mycobiomics excursions in Arabuko Sokoke NP, Kenya has just been published. We found biofilm inhibitors from a fungal culture derived from there. Congrats to all authors and thanks for funding from #DAAD, #AvhStiftung and #MSCActions

Phyton Biotech Completes Corallopyronin A Technology Transfer Phyton Biotech has successfully transferred the manufacturing process for the microbial production of Corallopyronin A (CorA). CorA is a novel anti-infective agent with the potential to address neglec...

Our industrial partner #Phyton Biotec has completed the technology transfer for #Corallopyonin A production based on our process that was developed at #HZI and can produce the compound GMP for late preclinical & clinical trials.
See their new press release!
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Polydosetins & pullularins—bioactive tetramic acids & cyclodepsipeptides from the endophytic and nematophagous fungus Polydomus karssenii - Natural Products and Bioprospecting In course of investigating the endophytic and nematode-associated fungus Polydomus karssenii for the production of secondary metabolites, seven previously undescribed natural products were isolated fr...

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Our new paper on bioactive compounds from a nematode antagonistic dark septate endophyte with great potential to be used as #biocontrol agent has just been published. Congrats to all coauthors and thanks for funding from the #MSCActions project #Mycobiomics!

This thesis unfortunately contains many errors, even though some recent research has been cited. The definition of the family is hopelessly outdated to begin with

Two Billion Years of Fungal Evolution: How Symbiosis Shaped Earth's Most Diverse Kingdom Fungi emerged approximately 2.4 billion years ago in primeval seas, likely colonising land before plants around one billion years ago

Educational short read on 2 billion years of fungal evolution from ancestral marine flagellates to mushrooms.
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Call for the position as Helmholtz Junior Research Group Leaders at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research or Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland

Join the HZI as a Junior Research Group Leader at @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social or @helmholtzhips.bsky.social!
We’re seeking exceptional postdocs for the @helmholtz.de Investigator Groups program. Shape cutting-edge research in infection biology & apply by Feb 15!
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Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal three new species of Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from spiders The genus Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae) comprises spider-pathogenic fungi. Three new species, G. pseudopigmentosa, G. pseudosolita, and G. sinensis, were discovered on spiders in the leaf litter of fore...

Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal three new species of Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from spiders

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New sordarialean lineage Garciamycella chlamydospora (Sordariales, Schizotheciaceae) produces rare antifungal papulacandins The new genus Garciamycella is here erected to accommodate the soil-borne fungus G. chlamydospora, as well as G. cyclaminis and G. fici, based on a phylogenetic study using sequences of ITS, LSU, rpb2...

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Today, Paper no 100 that resulted from our #Mycobiomics EU project has been published on a new genus of Sordariales and its secondary metabolites.
Congrats to all authors, especially to Manuela & Yasmina.
Thanks also to #AvHStiftung & #DAAD for funding.

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Our first paper for 2026 has just come out in Mycol. Progress
It deals with a new Thai fungus that produces cytotoxic peptides. Congrats to all coauthors and many thanks for funding from #AvHStiftung and #MSCActions (project #Mycobiomics)!

Fly-arousing orchid and zombie fungus among 2025 botanical and fungal finds Botanists also name an overlooked snowdrop growing in the UK and a fruit that tastes like banana and guava

🍄➡️🕷️ The #predator becomes the #prey: New #parasite #fungus 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘮 feasts on trapdoor spiders in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Described as #newspecies in our open-access journal (Dec 2025).

📰Story on @theguardian.com by @dpcarrington.bsky.social
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Letter of Appreciation by the IMA President  Dear fellow mycologists,Herewith, I would like to summarize the events of the previous 2025 that concerned the developments within the international mycological community and the International Mycolog...

✉️ A heartfelt letter of appreciation from IMA President Marc Stadler: @ms-fungi.bsky.social to the #mycological community!

🌟🍄 Recapping 2025 triumphs, journal milestones, and a call to support the IMC13 GoFundMe.

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Hi everyone

I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests

I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing

Info event: International Climate Protection Fellowship If you would like to learn more about the International Climate Protection Fellowship, join our online event by Zoom and get all the information on the programme and the application process first-hand...

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🍄Support fungal #scientists. Support global science.

The @ima-mycology.org fundraiser helps mycologists from low-income countries attend IMC 2027 in South Korea through travel awards.

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(PDF) The emerging role of Fungi in sustainable farming and global food security PDF | Fungi are essential components of ecosystems, serving not only as decomposers and pathogens but also as vital contributors to plant growth, soil... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

The emerging role of Fungi in sustainable farming and global food security

#Bioremediation
#Climatechange
#Entomopathogenic
#Plantgrowthpromotion
#Soildegradation

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This fundraiser, led by the International Mycological Association, supports travel awards for mycologists to attend the International Mycological Congress (IMC) in South Korea in 2027.
By supporting this campaign, you help make global science more inclusive.
To donate, go to gofund.me/b685b6dd8.

Report on the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Fungal Biologists (India), December 2025 The Third Annual Meet of Association of Fungal Biologists (AFBCON-2025) took place in early December at the Department of Botany of Rajaram college in Maharashtra, India. The three-day event comm...

🤝 Early December saw the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Association of #Fungal #Biologists taking place in Maharashtra, India.

👇 Find highlights from the event that brought over 200 international participants representing #academia, #research institutions & industry.

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Genomics and ecology of Epibryaceae, a psychrophilic family in Chaetothyriales The family Epibryaceae is one of the early-diverging lineages within the order Chaetothyriales. Available molecular data show that most species are associated with mosses, liverworts, and lichens, typ...

Whole-genome sequencing of 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯 strains shows they're built for freezing environments, with freeze-tolerance proteins. These #moss- and #lichen- dwelling #fungi have now been shown to be a distinct lineage within 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴.

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As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year.

Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨

Ankündigung für einen Feierabendtalk des HZI mit Hedda Schrey zum Thema "Pilze - Schatzkammern für neue Wirkstoffe" im Wissenschaftsschaufenster am 17.12. um 18 Uhr

Zum Abschluss unserer Serie der #Feierabendtalks im Wissenschaftsschaufenster nimmt HZI-Forscherin Hedda Schrey euch mit in die Schatzkammern der Natur & zur Suche nach Wirkstoffen in Pilzen.
📆 17.12., 18-19:30 Uhr
📍 Waisenhausdamm 8, Braunschweig
💡 Zum Programm: www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...

Our new IMA Fungus paper is out. We have studied the metabolites of some TCM fungi during Infection of the insect hosts and found that certain compounds accumulated in the insect carcass that traditionally forms part of TCM drugs. Thanks to @MSCActions for funding

Using a “taxogenomic” approach, researchers reveal a new species of 𝑃𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 fungus parasitising trapdoor spiders in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.

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Cryptic host-associated differentiation and diversity: unravelling the evolutionary dynamics of the plant pathogen Lasiodiplodia Lasiodiplodia, a genus within the Botryosphaeriaceae family, comprises significant plant pathogens with a broad host range and global distribution, posing a substantial threat to agricultural producti...

New microsatellite data reveal that Lasiodiplodia theobromae, previously considered a generalist pathogen, actually comprises distinct host-associated genetic lineages.
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Hybrid assembly of Penicillium rubens genomes unveils high conservation of genome structural organisation and the presence of Numts in nuclear DNA The search for highly accurate chromosomal reference genomes has become a primary objective for the fungal research communities. Various genomic events, including insertions, deletions, inversions and...

Researchers utilised a combination of PacBio and Illumina sequencing technologies to generate hybrid assemblies of Penicillium rubens strains, revealing high conservation of genome structural organisation and the presence of Numts in nuclear DNA.

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Comprehensive revision of Lycogala (Myxomycetes) in subtropical China: morphological and phylogenetic insights and ten new species In recent years, significant advancements have been made in the taxonomy and phylogenetics of Lycogala, leading to the description of numerous new species. However, Lycogala in China has never been sy...

A comprehensive survey of Lycogala in subtropical China identifies 21 species, including 10 new to science and 4 new national records.

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10 years of advancing diversity within the Mycological Society of America Like most Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, mycology has been dominated by white male scientists, while representation of marginalised groups (e.g., women, persons from ...

The Mycological Society of America Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in mycology, reporting on the last decade’s efforts and making recommendations to achieve non-discrimination and balanced representation in the field.

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Back to the roots: Uncovering ectomycorrhizal communities across three major African vegetation types Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EcM) are critical to the health and sustainability of many African ecosystems that include EcM-associated tree species. In Sub-Saharan Africa, three major EcM-dominated vegetati...

Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities across African forests and woodlands are highly distinct, with riparian forests acting as ecological corridors that may help rare rainforest-associated fungi spread into adjacent drier ecosystems.

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Emendation of morphology and infrageneric standards of Parasola (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales) and its species diversity in China The genus Parasola, a significant lineage of coprinoid fungi, represents a basal clade within the family Psathyrellaceae, with species saprotrophic on soil, wood, or occasionally on dungs. While the i...

New fieldwork and molecular analyses revise the morphological standards of Parasola fungi and reveal eight new species and three new records from China.

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Pestalotiopsis (Amphisphaeriales, Sporocadaceae) species including six new taxa inhabiting pines from different climate zones in China Pine forest is important in China. However, its health has been increasingly threatened by pine needle blight caused by Pestalotiopsis species. Although several fungal species residing in this genus h...

Researchers identified ten Pestalotiopsis species, including six newly described taxa, from diseased pine needles across three climate zones in China, expanding the known diversity of this genus associated with pine needle blight.

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